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troops would draw down in afghanistan. instead president trump will use a conditions based approach. if that sounds familiar, that's because it's going back to the way that george w. bush talked about the wars that he started. george w. bush when he was president saying i'm not going to give you a date when we're going to end the war or leave iraq. when they stand up, we'll stand down. it was a conditioned based approach to tend of that war. that war, of course, did not end while burge w. bush was president and it does not ended today. but that is what president trump is talking about going back to. he also said a couple of times that he wants to use all elements of u.s. power, not just the military power in terms of moving forward in afghanistan. it should be noted i think when he says that the other elements of u.s. pow thaer are brought to bear in a situation like afghanistan include the state department which is understaffed and underpowered to an extent that has never been true in decades. also crucially in june the s
troops would draw down in afghanistan. instead president trump will use a conditions based approach. if that sounds familiar, that's because it's going back to the way that george w. bush talked about the wars that he started. george w. bush when he was president saying i'm not going to give you a date when we're going to end the war or leave iraq. when they stand up, we'll stand down. it was a conditioned based approach to tend of that war. that war, of course, did not end while burge w. bush...
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we must give afghanistan the opportunity to stabilize. otherwise, our gains could be lost and al qaeda could establish itself once more. as commander in chief, i refuse to let that happen. i recognize that many americans are tired of war. as president, nothing is more wrenching tho ining than signin to a family of the fallen or looking into the eyes of a child that will grow out without a mother or father. i will not keep americans in harm's way a single day longer than is absolutely required for our national security. but we must finish the job we started in afghanistan and end this war responsibly. >> president also spoke directly to the u.s. troops, calling them the new greatest generation, with the war raging, the president warned there will be more violence to come. >> i could not be prouder of you. and i want you to understand i know it's still tough, i know the battle's not yet over. some of your buddies are going to get injured. and some of your buddies may get killed. and there's going to be hea heartbreak and pain and difficulty
we must give afghanistan the opportunity to stabilize. otherwise, our gains could be lost and al qaeda could establish itself once more. as commander in chief, i refuse to let that happen. i recognize that many americans are tired of war. as president, nothing is more wrenching tho ining than signin to a family of the fallen or looking into the eyes of a child that will grow out without a mother or father. i will not keep americans in harm's way a single day longer than is absolutely required...
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well be in afghanistan until 2020. and again, three years ago, i was saying we didn't need to triple the number of troops. people said we would be out by 2012, 2014. i said 2014 means 2020. i suspect 2020 now may mean 2025. and it is very troubling. i think it is a big mistake. but chris, bottom line is, a lot of republicans aren't happy regardless of what the president does, just like democrats aren't happy regardless of what the republican commandeer chief does. the world keeps turning, as my grand mom used to say. >> i don't want it think about what neocons happy because that means moving the united states military the middle east and be at war with any of the countries at any given moment. >> that's why they are happy. they freeze republicans from speaking out, the way i'm speaking out tonight. the way george will has been speaking out. there are republicans that say to me privately they agree with me, that we didn't need to triple the number of troops. but they followed john mccain who followed by lindsay graham w
well be in afghanistan until 2020. and again, three years ago, i was saying we didn't need to triple the number of troops. people said we would be out by 2012, 2014. i said 2014 means 2020. i suspect 2020 now may mean 2025. and it is very troubling. i think it is a big mistake. but chris, bottom line is, a lot of republicans aren't happy regardless of what the president does, just like democrats aren't happy regardless of what the republican commandeer chief does. the world keeps turning, as my...
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you control afghanistan. is the taliban -- >> after hearing now the situation -- >> we may be having a technical delay. now that the taliban is in control, will you control unilaterally without any elections? will you allow elections to happen in afghanistan? will you allow women to participate in politics? okay. it seems that we may have lost the connection there with shaheen. we were going to ask him about the future of women in afghanistan under taliban control. we'll see if we can at least get that connection. unfortunately we lost it. the english spokesperson for the taliban >>> joining me is a journalist who lived in afghanistan for years covers both that country as well as the region. she is also now an author, an acclaimed author. thank you so much for joining us. for journalists like yourself i want to get your initial reactions to everything you see. you watch the taliban take control in a span of two weeks. heard from a former afghan minister of parliament afraid for her life and heard from a talib
you control afghanistan. is the taliban -- >> after hearing now the situation -- >> we may be having a technical delay. now that the taliban is in control, will you control unilaterally without any elections? will you allow elections to happen in afghanistan? will you allow women to participate in politics? okay. it seems that we may have lost the connection there with shaheen. we were going to ask him about the future of women in afghanistan under taliban control. we'll see if we...
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we'll have live updates on afghanistan with a former senior official to afghanistan, and retired colonel and military analyst jack jacobs. good evening. it was december 2001 when then president george w. bush made this announcement. >> for several years, the people of afghanistan have suffered under one of the most brutal regimes in modern history. a regime with terrorists and a regime at war with women. thanks to our military and our allies and the brave fighters of afghanistan, the taliban regime is coming to an end. >> tonight, 20 years later, the taliban regime is back. after sweeping across afghanistan's provinces in a matter of days, taliban forces have entered the city of kabul. on saturday, the afghan president told the afghan people in a recorded message that remobilizing the nation's security forces was his top priority, but today, ghani fled kabul and supposedly 300,000 strong u.s. funded afghan military has all but vanished. afghans in kabul are making a run on the nation's banks, and many more are contemplating their fate. you are looking at video by al jazeera of fighters m
we'll have live updates on afghanistan with a former senior official to afghanistan, and retired colonel and military analyst jack jacobs. good evening. it was december 2001 when then president george w. bush made this announcement. >> for several years, the people of afghanistan have suffered under one of the most brutal regimes in modern history. a regime with terrorists and a regime at war with women. thanks to our military and our allies and the brave fighters of afghanistan, the...
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mission in afghanistan and relationship with afghanistan. i think it's interesting, though, to look back at how the president arrived at this decision. and this is what he's going to be explaining to the american people today. it was actually 12 years few days before he was sworn in as vice president, when then senator joe biden was in afghanistan, met with leadership on the ground, met with hamid karzai karzai, then president of afghanistan and then met with rank and file american troops. and it was those conversations in which he asked what the u.s. mission was and as biden would later tell president-elect obama each one came back with a different answer that cemented to this president what the future of the mission needed to be, there was no military operation that was going to build an afghan state that was worth the commitment the u.s. was making at that point. now the rational from the president has been that the u.s. needs to focus elsewhere. it needs to focus on autocracies like china and russia. it was the u.s. involvement in afghan
mission in afghanistan and relationship with afghanistan. i think it's interesting, though, to look back at how the president arrived at this decision. and this is what he's going to be explaining to the american people today. it was actually 12 years few days before he was sworn in as vice president, when then senator joe biden was in afghanistan, met with leadership on the ground, met with hamid karzai karzai, then president of afghanistan and then met with rank and file american troops. and...
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central command about afghanistan. of course the big question, the big news everyone is waiting for is the announcement about the u.s. military presence there. as i said earlier, it's after midnight in afghanistan, it is the deadline day. all sources, everyone we've been talking to says the military has been on track for a complete withdrawal of all remaining u.s. troops from kabul airport. again, that was due to happen by august 31st. now they are waiting to find out some specifics about exactly where the president stands. we anticipate hearing the military presence there is over. the other big question we're still waiting to hear about is will there be any kind of enduring military presence or mission in afghanistan as far as helping to get american citizens out or any afghans who still need to get out? earlier today john kirby said at this point there were still no plans for that. we'll see if that's evolved. we'll hear from john kirby and the head of u.s. central command in just a few minutes, nicolle. >> the secur
central command about afghanistan. of course the big question, the big news everyone is waiting for is the announcement about the u.s. military presence there. as i said earlier, it's after midnight in afghanistan, it is the deadline day. all sources, everyone we've been talking to says the military has been on track for a complete withdrawal of all remaining u.s. troops from kabul airport. again, that was due to happen by august 31st. now they are waiting to find out some specifics about...
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ground in afghanistan until 2024, ten more years. we'll hear him talk about that when he speaks to the country about afghanistan to address the next decade and interrelations with that country. we start with atia on the ground with the president. how was he not only received, but how long is he expected to be in country and what else is on his agenda? >> reporter: hi there, dylan. well, we don't expect him to stay too long. we did expect him to meet with the afghan president and also meet with u.s. soldiers which we expect will happen after his trip here in kabul, possibly to another u.s. base where he will meet with the soldiers. what he did here in kabul which was important to both countries is he signed a strategic partnership agreement with his counterpart, president karzai of afghanistan, that so lit flidife u.s. relationship from 2012 to 2024. it means helping the afghan government build itself and build this country. what the u.s. wants to prove to the afghan people is they're not abandoning afghanistan, and they want to make
ground in afghanistan until 2024, ten more years. we'll hear him talk about that when he speaks to the country about afghanistan to address the next decade and interrelations with that country. we start with atia on the ground with the president. how was he not only received, but how long is he expected to be in country and what else is on his agenda? >> reporter: hi there, dylan. well, we don't expect him to stay too long. we did expect him to meet with the afghan president and also meet...
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now has in afghanistan. "new york times" did an extraordinary story on that drone attack in kabul by the united states before the pullout, and it was very clear they struck the wrong people, family. it seems as though the united states doesn't see that they have a lot of influence, intelligence, or information out of afghanistan. >> it's definitely an issue. if you don't have boots on the ground, you are flying a little bit blind. and that's sort of the future of how we're going to be in afghanistan. it was tragically brought to light by that errant drone strike in which we targeted the wrong person and killed ten people, seven of them children by mistake. and that's -- the pentagon calls this over the horizon capability and what they mean by that, i mean, the military's always coming up with jargon for anything, but what they mean by that are drones. they mean you're striking, you are targeting places from over the horizon, a distance away. it could be from a drone base in inventory, for instance. when you
now has in afghanistan. "new york times" did an extraordinary story on that drone attack in kabul by the united states before the pullout, and it was very clear they struck the wrong people, family. it seems as though the united states doesn't see that they have a lot of influence, intelligence, or information out of afghanistan. >> it's definitely an issue. if you don't have boots on the ground, you are flying a little bit blind. and that's sort of the future of how we're going...
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we'll have live updates on afghanistan with a former senior official to afghanistan, and retired colonel and military analyst jack jacobs.
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the idea that there is a large number of troops in afghanistan or any number of troops in afghanistan frankly is something that the average person in the united states does not understand and does not think needs to keep happening. stan mcchrystal is coming on our show on monday, and his take will be interesting indeed. well timed. he has a new book out, but we want to talk to him about what's happening right now in afghanistan. you see a second term barack obama, much more confident, less intimated by the generals, feeling that he has a potential defense secretary who could stand up to the generals because he is a former enlisted man. you know chuck hagel well. this is a young man that enlisted for vietnam, was given the assignment of going to nato in germany, and said no, i want to go to vietnam, and here they're walking in, so we're going to hear from president obama and hamid karzai as they approach the press corps to make their statements. >> good afternoon, every. please take a seat. it is my pleasure to welcome president karzai back to the white house as well as his delegation.
the idea that there is a large number of troops in afghanistan or any number of troops in afghanistan frankly is something that the average person in the united states does not understand and does not think needs to keep happening. stan mcchrystal is coming on our show on monday, and his take will be interesting indeed. well timed. he has a new book out, but we want to talk to him about what's happening right now in afghanistan. you see a second term barack obama, much more confident, less...
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out of afghanistan. in the only member of congress who voted against the war, and why we never should've gotten in. >> however difficult this vote may be, some of us, must urge the use of restraint. >> plus, as kids head back to school, and covid deaths or in texas, meet the superintendent myth defying the republican governor's ban and mask mandates. when all in starts right now. e good evening from washington d.c.. i'm in for chris hayes. just ahead of the 18th anniversary of september the 11th, and nearly 18 years after start of the war in afghanistan, then president donald j trump was working on a secret plan. to bring leaders of the taliban, to camp david, for peace talks. it was a wild and grossly offensive idea. as the new york times described a quote, the leaders of a rugged military organization, deemed terrorist by the united states, would be hosted in that mountain getaway, used for presidents, prime ministers and kings. just three days before the anniversary of the september 11, 2001 attacks,
out of afghanistan. in the only member of congress who voted against the war, and why we never should've gotten in. >> however difficult this vote may be, some of us, must urge the use of restraint. >> plus, as kids head back to school, and covid deaths or in texas, meet the superintendent myth defying the republican governor's ban and mask mandates. when all in starts right now. e good evening from washington d.c.. i'm in for chris hayes. just ahead of the 18th anniversary of...
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whether it is afghanistan or the united states. what's next? might we see another power try to lean in from the exterior? or will we see an evolution of the taliban as they move forward and fry to rule the country? >> i think it will be the latter. but, frankly, i don't like the hand of cards that the taliban have. if you stop and think about it. another absolute certainty in afghanistan over those centuries of empires cratering there -- going back, by the way, 2,500 years ago to alexander the great. i'm greek-american, so i have got to know that piece of the history as well. what tends to happen after the external force leaves is that the afghans tend to fall into fighting amongst themselves. so look for not a smooth ride for the taliban. already you can see the northern alliance, the embers of that up to the north is sorting to form. other external nations are circling. i think the big winner in all of this probably will end up being china, which will recognize taliban very quickly and i think wants to come in and exploit the mineral wealth o
whether it is afghanistan or the united states. what's next? might we see another power try to lean in from the exterior? or will we see an evolution of the taliban as they move forward and fry to rule the country? >> i think it will be the latter. but, frankly, i don't like the hand of cards that the taliban have. if you stop and think about it. another absolute certainty in afghanistan over those centuries of empires cratering there -- going back, by the way, 2,500 years ago to...
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you know we're well over year 15 in afghanistan. this is not something the president planning to do some sort of other project. he wants to do this part of the war. under u.s. military ethics can the u.s. government go in with the protection of u.s. soldiers and extract the wealth of another country. >> we can we've done it before. there is no reason why we can't do it again. but the real question is what difference does that make in terms of achieving war objectives? if at the end of the day what we really want to do is to have a central government in kabul that can actually control afghanistan, the taliban is not a factor anymore. the people in afghanistan can defend themselves, the afghan army is at top condition. if that's what we are looking to do, then none of of the things that he said are actually going to contribute to that. including even to the point of building a -- a big wall an impen trabl wall between afghanistan and pakistan on the other, the real problem is actually inside pakistan and it includes a corrupt governme
you know we're well over year 15 in afghanistan. this is not something the president planning to do some sort of other project. he wants to do this part of the war. under u.s. military ethics can the u.s. government go in with the protection of u.s. soldiers and extract the wealth of another country. >> we can we've done it before. there is no reason why we can't do it again. but the real question is what difference does that make in terms of achieving war objectives? if at the end of the...
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forces in afghanistan. general milley, that was a false statement by the president of the united states, was it not? >> i didn't even see the statement to tell you the truth. >> i'm reading you a truthful statement. that was a false statement? >> i'm not -- look -- >> i don't have a lot of time. was that a false statement? >> i'm not going to categorize the statement of a president of the united states. >> general mckenzie, was that a false statement? the president said none of his commanders said he should keep troops in afghanistan, was that a false statement by the president of the united states? remember, you do not have a duty to cover for the president. >> i've given you my judgment on it. >> i think we all know it was a false statement. that's number one. the president also said if there's an american citizen left behind in afghanistan, the military is going to stay until we get them out. general milley, did that statement turn out to be true or untrue by the president? >> i think that was the intent
forces in afghanistan. general milley, that was a false statement by the president of the united states, was it not? >> i didn't even see the statement to tell you the truth. >> i'm reading you a truthful statement. that was a false statement? >> i'm not -- look -- >> i don't have a lot of time. was that a false statement? >> i'm not going to categorize the statement of a president of the united states. >> general mckenzie, was that a false statement? the...
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the war in afghanistan? >> i think a lot of bush people think they're opinions are still ought after. i am not among them. my day was spent covering this current administration and what's so interesting to me about this white house is they're unapologetically committed to the decision to leave and there will be some painful days for the world. mostly for the afghan people. women and children. people who were shoulder to shoulder with the men and women of the american military for two decades. our thoughts and hearts should be on them. but this white house is unapologetic about ending this war, not spending more money and not fighting for a country that in their view, doesn't seem to be fighting for itself. >> politico has new reaction from republicans. writing quote, kevin mccarthy exploded in anger over president biden's u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan during a private briefing on sunday calling it end quote, embarrassment that will reverberate for decades. what line of attack do you expect from republican
the war in afghanistan? >> i think a lot of bush people think they're opinions are still ought after. i am not among them. my day was spent covering this current administration and what's so interesting to me about this white house is they're unapologetically committed to the decision to leave and there will be some painful days for the world. mostly for the afghan people. women and children. people who were shoulder to shoulder with the men and women of the american military for two...
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an american soldier in afghanistan. also with us, kevin barron, the executive editor of defense one. we appreciate you being with us. we have lots and lots of good questions including some very good smart basic questions what is going on. let's begin with a question from hypo crazy 104 on twitter. they write simply, why did we go into afghanistan in the first place? kevin, could we start with you? just give us the quick 101. remind us how we got to this. >> that's a real eye opening first question. that's where our real starting point is with the american conversation. we got into afghanistan because that's where the terrorists of 9/11 trained and attacked us from. and the immediate response was sending u.s. special forces into afghanistan to basically link up with friendly forces there and go after the terrorists. specifically, al qaeda and osama bin laden who was believed to be hiding there. i'm guessing the cia has a much fuller answer than i do. >> i was going to come to you with the next part, how we are getting ou
an american soldier in afghanistan. also with us, kevin barron, the executive editor of defense one. we appreciate you being with us. we have lots and lots of good questions including some very good smart basic questions what is going on. let's begin with a question from hypo crazy 104 on twitter. they write simply, why did we go into afghanistan in the first place? kevin, could we start with you? just give us the quick 101. remind us how we got to this. >> that's a real eye opening first...
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i went to afghanistan in 2001 to rule out al qaeda, to root out plans from afghanistan. our objection was clear. our native allies rallied beside us. i supported that military about an overwhelming majority of members of congress. in 2008, weeks before we swore the oath of office, president obama and i, president obama asked me to travel to afghanistan and report back on the state of the war in afghanistan. i flew to afghanistan to the kunar valley, a rugged, mountainous region on the border of pakistan. what i saw on that trip reinforced my conviction, that only the afghans have the right and responsibility to leave their country, and that a more and endless american military force could not sustain a durable afghan government. i believe that our presence in afghanistan should be focused on the reason we went in the first place, to ensure afghanistan would not be used as a base from which to attack our homeland again. we did that. we accomplished that objective. i said we would follow osama bin laden to the gates of hell if need be. that's exactly what we did, and we go
i went to afghanistan in 2001 to rule out al qaeda, to root out plans from afghanistan. our objection was clear. our native allies rallied beside us. i supported that military about an overwhelming majority of members of congress. in 2008, weeks before we swore the oath of office, president obama and i, president obama asked me to travel to afghanistan and report back on the state of the war in afghanistan. i flew to afghanistan to the kunar valley, a rugged, mountainous region on the border of...
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as you mentioned, the president of afghanistan has fled
as you mentioned, the president of afghanistan has fled
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but he apparently did say version of that about afghanistan not that long ago, we need to go into afghanistan and a lot the place, take their mineral we actually to cover our costs. that reporting from nbc news stuck out a couple weeks ago because it was bizarre and provocative. but i think that might have been what this line was about tonight. >> we are going to participate in economic development to help defray the cost of this war to us. >> that's my first question. was that the real policy shift announced today that we're going to start doing something in afghanistan economically to defray cost of our war there to make some money out of this thing? if that is what the president's announcing, that seems new and controversial to say the least. second question, how is our relationship with our friends, the pakistanis right now? is pakistan likely to get upset by the president insulting their civilization? >> it is time for pakistan to demonstrate its commitment to civilization, order, and to peace. >> pakistan is big, it's got 200 million people. it's also got more than 100 operational nucle
but he apparently did say version of that about afghanistan not that long ago, we need to go into afghanistan and a lot the place, take their mineral we actually to cover our costs. that reporting from nbc news stuck out a couple weeks ago because it was bizarre and provocative. but i think that might have been what this line was about tonight. >> we are going to participate in economic development to help defray the cost of this war to us. >> that's my first question. was that the...
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/afghanistan book is a difficult one. i voted to authorize the war in 2001 after the terrorist attack on september 11th. in the 20 years since, i have seen how this conflict has cost to lives of countless americans and afghans and our allied partners. this is a war that should have ended 19 years ago with a different outcome, but our hubris and our own desire to make afghanistan and our willingness to negotiate got in the way of that victory, and it is a hard truth, but only in examining the hard truths will we understand what went wrong with afghanistan. the task before us on this committee, and one that i am committed to making is going to explore the past 20 years, and we will be talking to individuals from the bush administration, from the obama administration, and from the trump administration as well as the biden administration. i now recognize mr. mccaul for his opening statements. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank the secretary also for agreeing to stay until every member has been heard. i believe every
/afghanistan book is a difficult one. i voted to authorize the war in 2001 after the terrorist attack on september 11th. in the 20 years since, i have seen how this conflict has cost to lives of countless americans and afghans and our allied partners. this is a war that should have ended 19 years ago with a different outcome, but our hubris and our own desire to make afghanistan and our willingness to negotiate got in the way of that victory, and it is a hard truth, but only in examining the...
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he told us that mullah baradar returning to afghanistan is a big change for afghanistan. he said he is an esteemed leader and co-founder of the taliban. his return to afghanistan, quote, probably means the end of any talks between the taliban and afghan politicians in kabul. in other words, the implications there are that this is somebody who is recognized by everybody involved as the new guy in charge. and so anybody left over from the previous government is now, you know, not just out of a job but no longer in a position to speak on behalf of any government because with mullah baradar returning to afghanistan, everybody knows that he's going to be running the new government. at least that's the implication, that's what it looks like for now. don't quote me when things ultimately take some radically different course we didn't anticipate. it's not like we've never been surprised in afghanistan before from this vantage point. i will say, though, an awkward detail, i think, for us and for us in understanding what's going on there now is the fact that as mullah baradar retur
he told us that mullah baradar returning to afghanistan is a big change for afghanistan. he said he is an esteemed leader and co-founder of the taliban. his return to afghanistan, quote, probably means the end of any talks between the taliban and afghan politicians in kabul. in other words, the implications there are that this is somebody who is recognized by everybody involved as the new guy in charge. and so anybody left over from the previous government is now, you know, not just out of a...
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long years that we've been in afghanistan. if the president wants to dramatically change our relationship and stance towards pakistan, that potentially could be very, very consequential. we have to believe that he knows what he's doing and he has the means, the intellectual fire power and the personnel to follow it up and make sure it ends in something constructive and not in disaster. and that's next. our coverage of the president's announcement about afghanistan continues on this network with lawrence o'donnell in the next hour and then brian williams here live in "the 11th hour" and then i'll be back live for a special edition of "the rachel maddow show" at midnight. >>> a very big news night, rachel. this speech is something we've been waiting for all weekend. we expected to hear a number and we didn't hear a number. >> that's right. >> it's supposed to be the troop strength increase speech and if it was that, you have to kind of find it between the lines somewhere. >> we heard from the president tonight, an argument with
long years that we've been in afghanistan. if the president wants to dramatically change our relationship and stance towards pakistan, that potentially could be very, very consequential. we have to believe that he knows what he's doing and he has the means, the intellectual fire power and the personnel to follow it up and make sure it ends in something constructive and not in disaster. and that's next. our coverage of the president's announcement about afghanistan continues on this network with...
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and i believed in a better afghanistan. i believed that helping afghanistan, be better, modernize, get folks educated, get a media started, get the army started. get the police. that this would really, was an expression of who we were's americans, we made promises to our afghan partners. that we were with them, shoulder to shoulder. we believed in it. we risked ourselves together. i saw my afghan national army colleagues out with nearly any of the armor that we had on our vehicles, are on our bodies. and i remember having conversations after a very bad night, and saying, how did you guys do this. how did you all go out there and do the mission. and be taken aback at how brave and patriotic they were. and to know how much they were risking in sacrificing, even then. afghan troops and security forces, they sacrificed year after year. this june alone, more than 700 afghan military and security forces died. in defense, of their country. we >> forgive me for interrupting. to that point that leads to one of her audience questions
and i believed in a better afghanistan. i believed that helping afghanistan, be better, modernize, get folks educated, get a media started, get the army started. get the police. that this would really, was an expression of who we were's americans, we made promises to our afghan partners. that we were with them, shoulder to shoulder. we believed in it. we risked ourselves together. i saw my afghan national army colleagues out with nearly any of the armor that we had on our vehicles, are on our...
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troops from afghanistan. the question is, how will the administration handle this foreign policy crisis moving forward? >>> plus federal health officials are expected to recommend covid booster shots for most americans eight months after being vaccinated. the question is what about the folks who haven't received the first shot. >>> and we're following two major storms, fred made landfall in florida and grace is bringing rain and winds to the caribbean, including haiti, the question is how much is that storm complicating haiti's earthquake response? it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning, and welcome to "way too early." the show that remembers when august used to have slow news days i'm jonathan lemire on this tuesday, august 17th. we'll start with the news. we begin with the chaotic scenes coming out of kabul's international airport where tens of thousands of afghans surrounded planes in an desperate attempt to escape taliban control. richard engel has the latest from kabul. >> reporter: tens of thou
troops from afghanistan. the question is, how will the administration handle this foreign policy crisis moving forward? >>> plus federal health officials are expected to recommend covid booster shots for most americans eight months after being vaccinated. the question is what about the folks who haven't received the first shot. >>> and we're following two major storms, fred made landfall in florida and grace is bringing rain and winds to the caribbean, including haiti, the...
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it's time to end the war in afghanistan. as we close 20 years of war and strife and pain and sacrifice, it's time to look to the future, not the past. to a future that's safer, to a future that's more secure, to a future that honors those who served and all those who gave what president lincoln called their last full measure of devotion. i give my word with all of my heart, i believe this is the right decision, the wise decision, and the best decision for america. thank you. thank you, and may god bless you all and may god protect our troops. >>> all right. there you have it. we've been listening to president biden give remarks from the white house on the end of the u.s. war in afghanistan, a 20-year war the president says is now behind us. i think these are by far the most comprehensive remarks we've heard from the president yet, defending his decision to end this war, defending how it was done, laying out in stark terms the cost of the war, everything from the $300 million per day spent by the united states to there at the
it's time to end the war in afghanistan. as we close 20 years of war and strife and pain and sacrifice, it's time to look to the future, not the past. to a future that's safer, to a future that's more secure, to a future that honors those who served and all those who gave what president lincoln called their last full measure of devotion. i give my word with all of my heart, i believe this is the right decision, the wise decision, and the best decision for america. thank you. thank you, and may...
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soldier leaving afghanistan. also on that plane, the other man left as the last man beside him was ross wilson, the top u.s. diplomat in kabul. tonight secretary of state antony blinken gave extensive remarks on the end of the military mission in afghanistan and the start of what he called the new diplomatic mission in that country, including efforts to continue to get more people out of that country, even without kabul airport as a bridge head for doing so. one of the first concrete signs of the end of the mission today was an faa notice to airmen, which is a notice to pilots worldwide, and it was blunt as all get-out in case it was not clear before. quote, effective immediately hamid karzai international airport is uncontrolled. no air traffic control or airport services are available. aircraft operating into, out of or through kabul should use extreme caution. the taliban now controls the airport. over the past 17 days, the u.s. airlift brought more than 122,000 people out of afghanistan through that single ru
soldier leaving afghanistan. also on that plane, the other man left as the last man beside him was ross wilson, the top u.s. diplomat in kabul. tonight secretary of state antony blinken gave extensive remarks on the end of the military mission in afghanistan and the start of what he called the new diplomatic mission in that country, including efforts to continue to get more people out of that country, even without kabul airport as a bridge head for doing so. one of the first concrete signs of...
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our massive effort in afghanistan? the u.s. after, and expenditure in that country did definitely build some stuff. roads and roundabouts and schools and water projects. absolutely it. did part of the reason, even that scale of investment over 20 years, did not materially change more about what it's like to live in afghanistan, is because so much of what we put into afghanistan, was shoveled off and diverted by the boatload, by a fantastically corrupt elite. from the very beginning. this was ten years ago. this verge of me and richard looking at this neighborhood in kabul. but this was true from the very beginning. and it's still true to this day. you might have seen this weekend the taliban footage of them lounging around inside the home of an afghan government official. this is this weekend, you're a government official really. it reminds you of the footage of the golden toilet fixtures, in the private museums, in the incredibly techy ornate palace, they got to see you in the ukrainian dictator was ousted in 2014. and had to
our massive effort in afghanistan? the u.s. after, and expenditure in that country did definitely build some stuff. roads and roundabouts and schools and water projects. absolutely it. did part of the reason, even that scale of investment over 20 years, did not materially change more about what it's like to live in afghanistan, is because so much of what we put into afghanistan, was shoveled off and diverted by the boatload, by a fantastically corrupt elite. from the very beginning. this was...
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military air lift out of afghanistan until the very end. the department of defense has the continued responsibility to support the state department in the ongoing movement of evacuees through our intermediate staging basis all of the way to the united states in the coming days and weeks. on that topic here is a week update on the military installations in our safe havens and staging bases that are helping transition all of these flights. locations including an airbase that steadily receive process and transfer to passengers in europe and in the united states. today they will receive about 19 flights and proximately 5,000 passengers in germany, italy, and spain. in turn, six flights will transport about 3300 people from europe to the united states. i cannot say enough about how important the contribution of our allies and our partners have been in this massive global operation. additionally they are moving stateside and they are moving throughout northcom. the commander general will provide a more focused briefing on this extensive effort in
military air lift out of afghanistan until the very end. the department of defense has the continued responsibility to support the state department in the ongoing movement of evacuees through our intermediate staging basis all of the way to the united states in the coming days and weeks. on that topic here is a week update on the military installations in our safe havens and staging bases that are helping transition all of these flights. locations including an airbase that steadily receive...
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president obama has arrived in afghanistan. he is meeting with afghanistan president hamid karzai. of course, this all comes on the one-year anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden. certainly this timing is not coincidental but president obama there to discuss the strategic partnership with the president of afghanistan, including the plan for withdrawal. >> and do you know anything or any detail yet about how this was carried out? because we knew absolutely nothing about it. the president clearly leaving the white house. i mean, i'm assuming that somebody must have known. what do we know about the detail of that? >> well, we know that of course, senior administration officials were aware of this plan. but the white house certainly keeping this a secret throughout the day for security reasons. we're all just learning it at this point in time, that the president has in fact landed. this is something we've seen in the past. remember when president bush visited, traveled overseas to a war zone back in 2003, it was also a secret. it wasn't announced until until he in fact cleared
president obama has arrived in afghanistan. he is meeting with afghanistan president hamid karzai. of course, this all comes on the one-year anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden. certainly this timing is not coincidental but president obama there to discuss the strategic partnership with the president of afghanistan, including the plan for withdrawal. >> and do you know anything or any detail yet about how this was carried out? because we knew absolutely nothing about it. the...
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to get out of afghanistan. he put a lengthy statement where he said at the end, i was the fourth president to preside over american troop presence in afghanistan. to republicans, to democrats. i would not and will not pass this war on to a fifth. an administration officials have defended this position in the pass, saying that there is not an american national security interest in remaining in afghanistan. that it is not the place of the u.s. military to address a humanitarian crisis or a civil war. that the place for the u.s. right now is in a diplomatic mission. trying to work those diplomatic channels as much of a long shot as they seem to be at this point, and providing humanitarian aid and assistance to the afghan people. putting pressure on the taliban, the afghan government, from the international community. but not in the military operation. and they have said that the public supports pulling troops out of afghanistan. that this is something that the american people want. well that may have been true an
to get out of afghanistan. he put a lengthy statement where he said at the end, i was the fourth president to preside over american troop presence in afghanistan. to republicans, to democrats. i would not and will not pass this war on to a fifth. an administration officials have defended this position in the pass, saying that there is not an american national security interest in remaining in afghanistan. that it is not the place of the u.s. military to address a humanitarian crisis or a civil...
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the war in afghanistan was a 20-year endevour. we must learn itsless sons and allow those lessons to shape ou we think about foreign policy. we owe that to future diplomats, policy makers, military leaders, service members. we owe that to the american people. as we do, we will remain relentless si focussed on today and on the future. we'll make sure we're finding every opportunity to make good on our commitment to the afghan people, including by welcoming thousands of them into our communities as the american people have done many times before with generosity and grce throughout our history. we'll honor those who risk or sacrificed their lives part of this long mission right up until today. thank you for listening. >> america's 71st secretary of state anthony blinken marking the end of america's longest war. 20 years the united states spent in afghanistan fighting war that followed the 9/11 attacks on the united states. the longest war in our history comes to a close formally today. some 123,000 people have been evacuated from afg
the war in afghanistan was a 20-year endevour. we must learn itsless sons and allow those lessons to shape ou we think about foreign policy. we owe that to future diplomats, policy makers, military leaders, service members. we owe that to the american people. as we do, we will remain relentless si focussed on today and on the future. we'll make sure we're finding every opportunity to make good on our commitment to the afghan people, including by welcoming thousands of them into our communities...
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unable to go back to afghanistan. but many of them don't want to stay here in iran because that's such a difficult life for them as well, so they try to make it over to iran's western border with turkey, and then on to europe or anywhere else they can get to. right now, i can tell you that the iranian government has set up three temporary refugee camps in three separate cities along the border to accommodate afghans coming ip, but they can't come in on commercial flights anymore. those commercial flights are not running out of the airport in kabul. so they can't take those flights in tehran. so that's another exit point out of the country blocked off for afghans. so really, it is a really desperate situation as this stampede out of their country is unfolding in front of our very eyes. the president has gone, probably a relatively easy journey for him. but a much, much harder journey for the rest of the afghans left behind who don't want to live under the rule of the taliban. >> is it your understanding that the taliba
unable to go back to afghanistan. but many of them don't want to stay here in iran because that's such a difficult life for them as well, so they try to make it over to iran's western border with turkey, and then on to europe or anywhere else they can get to. right now, i can tell you that the iranian government has set up three temporary refugee camps in three separate cities along the border to accommodate afghans coming ip, but they can't come in on commercial flights anymore. those...
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they're a path to afghanistan organization. they want to take over afghanistan. they're not an international terrorist group in the way that al qaeda is or isis is. and so the idea that you have this kind of international terrorist organization running afghanistan i think is a bit of a misconception. i don't -- i'm not privy to the intelligence or what the secretary said about isis or al qaeda reconstituting themselves. but afghanistan has not been for 20 years and people don't anticipate that it will be, a terrorist haven the way there are other places in the world that are terrorist havens, where, by the way, we don't have troops on ground. that's historically been the situation for us. is how we've tried to stop terrorism through the group, not through having boots on ground but through intercepting it before it begins. >> catty kay, such a braid of i think painful sort of ptsd inspiring issues for the american military, for american allies, for the afghan allies who helped us, our interpreters for the women and girls and anyone that is worked on this issue or
they're a path to afghanistan organization. they want to take over afghanistan. they're not an international terrorist group in the way that al qaeda is or isis is. and so the idea that you have this kind of international terrorist organization running afghanistan i think is a bit of a misconception. i don't -- i'm not privy to the intelligence or what the secretary said about isis or al qaeda reconstituting themselves. but afghanistan has not been for 20 years and people don't anticipate that...
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we witnessed it in afghanistan. more than once we went out to a place called camp moorehead and watched the iraqi chan dough ct the president mentioned getting trained up. and yet you stand back and wait for the results, and so many times it's been disappointing. so many times it's been one of those places where critics point to as a waste of money. >> i think if the president's strategy solely lies on training the afghan military, there's going to be a long-term problem there. i don't think anyone who served in iraq or afghanistan specifically those of us that were embedded think that training the afghan forces is a viable exit strategy. i was certainly happy to hear the president talk about diplomacy, talk about negotiation with the taliban. that's hard to do with a time line. but when we're embedded with the iraqis, for instance, there has to be unity of cause and purpose. there's challenges that we don't understand. to give you an example, only 10% of the afghan military is even litera literate. you're talking a
we witnessed it in afghanistan. more than once we went out to a place called camp moorehead and watched the iraqi chan dough ct the president mentioned getting trained up. and yet you stand back and wait for the results, and so many times it's been disappointing. so many times it's been one of those places where critics point to as a waste of money. >> i think if the president's strategy solely lies on training the afghan military, there's going to be a long-term problem there. i don't...
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forces and allied forces in afghanistan. when i announced the drawdown in april, i said that we would be out by september. and we are on track to meet that target. excuse me. our military mission in afghanistan is going to conclude on august 31st, and the drawdown is proceeding in a secure and orderly way, prioritizing the safety of the troops as they depart. our military commanders advise me that once i made the decision to end the war, we needed to move swiftly to conduct the main elements of the drawdown. in this context, speed is safety. than tox way in which we have managed the withdraw, no one, no one u.s. forces or any forces have been lost. conducting our drawdown differently would have certainly come with increased risk of safety to our personnel. to me, those risks were unacceptable, and there was never any doubt that the military perform this task efficiently and with the highest level of professionalism. that is what they do. and the same is true of the nato allies and partners that we are supporting and supporti
forces and allied forces in afghanistan. when i announced the drawdown in april, i said that we would be out by september. and we are on track to meet that target. excuse me. our military mission in afghanistan is going to conclude on august 31st, and the drawdown is proceeding in a secure and orderly way, prioritizing the safety of the troops as they depart. our military commanders advise me that once i made the decision to end the war, we needed to move swiftly to conduct the main elements of...
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forces in afghanistan. the president has wanted to end this war since he came into office. 15 years in afghanistan now for the u.s., america's longest war. the formal combat role ended there in 2014. as you know, sin then and continuing to this day, the situation on the ground continues to deteriorate. there are some estimates that suggest the taliban has control of more territory now in afghanistan than ever before. so from the hill and elsewhere, perhaps inside the administration as well, the president's been under pressure to maintain at least 9,800 troops in afghanistan. the concern is that a vacuum could be created. the concern is afghanistan could continue to deteriorate and leave a place for terrorists, for militants to continue recruiting, training and that afghanistan could become yet another breeding ground as it has been in the past. the concern, of course, is heightened by the rise of the islamic state in iraq and syria and elsewhere, and an affiliate in afghanistan as well. typically now, given
forces in afghanistan. the president has wanted to end this war since he came into office. 15 years in afghanistan now for the u.s., america's longest war. the formal combat role ended there in 2014. as you know, sin then and continuing to this day, the situation on the ground continues to deteriorate. there are some estimates that suggest the taliban has control of more territory now in afghanistan than ever before. so from the hill and elsewhere, perhaps inside the administration as well, the...
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i will not do it in afghanistan. i know my decision will be criticized, but i would rather take all that criticism than pass this decision on to another president of the united states, yet another one, a fifth one. because it's the right one, it's the right decision for our people. the right one for our brave service members who risk their lives serving our nation. and it's the right one for america. thank you. may god protect our troops, our diplomats, and all brave americans serving in harm's way. >> that was a consequential speech by an american president at a consequential time to, quote, toward the end, "i am the president of the united states. the buck stops with me." earlier joe biden saying, "i stand squarely behind my decision." consequential because of the pictures, imagery and stories the american people are seeing come out of afghanistan after a two-decade-long engagement, $2 trillion in expenditures. over to nicolle wallace we go. nicolle, i'm especially interested in your viewpoint in that you were arou
i will not do it in afghanistan. i know my decision will be criticized, but i would rather take all that criticism than pass this decision on to another president of the united states, yet another one, a fifth one. because it's the right one, it's the right decision for our people. the right one for our brave service members who risk their lives serving our nation. and it's the right one for america. thank you. may god protect our troops, our diplomats, and all brave americans serving in harm's...
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troops alongside 41,000 nato troops in afghanistan. ten years later, when ambassador calisade signed the agreement on 29, february, 2020, the united states had 12,600 u.s. troops with 8,000 nato and 10,500 contractors. this has been a ten-year multi-administration drawdown. not a 19-month or 19-day ne-yo. under the doha agreement, the u.s. would begin to withdraw its forces, contingent upon the taliban meeting certain conditions, which would lead to a political agreement between the taliban and the government of afghanistan. there were seven conditions applicable to the taliban and eight conditions applicable to the united states. while the taliban did not attack u.s. forces, which was one of the conditions, it failed to fully honor any, any other condition under the doha agreement. and perhaps most importantly, for u.s. national security, the taliban has never renounced al qaeda or broke its affiliation with them. we, the united states, adhered to every condition. in the fall of 2020, my analysis was that an accelerated withdrawal, wi
troops alongside 41,000 nato troops in afghanistan. ten years later, when ambassador calisade signed the agreement on 29, february, 2020, the united states had 12,600 u.s. troops with 8,000 nato and 10,500 contractors. this has been a ten-year multi-administration drawdown. not a 19-month or 19-day ne-yo. under the doha agreement, the u.s. would begin to withdraw its forces, contingent upon the taliban meeting certain conditions, which would lead to a political agreement between the taliban and...
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can't even defend its embassy and we said we would stay with afghanistan, with the government of afghanistan, and the people of afghanistan even after we withdraw military forces. that was something that, you know, maybe even president trump said, but certainly president biden has made that very clear. so it's very hard to stay with the afghan people the if you're even abandoning, you know, the last piece of territory and sovereign u.s. territory the embassy and you're burning all your papers. in places where we have other troops and we have said that we don't want to stay forever but we don't want to leave in such a fashion where we abandon u.s. interests and u.s. personnel and u.s. allies. >> we don't want to abandon parts of syria >> exactly this doesn't help right now. we still have massive economic, political, military power. don't get me wrong right now this is a set back >> you're talking about the costs here and we know ali and some of our other correspondents are talking about the roll back of social norms that have been established. reverting the clock back and we want to show you
can't even defend its embassy and we said we would stay with afghanistan, with the government of afghanistan, and the people of afghanistan even after we withdraw military forces. that was something that, you know, maybe even president trump said, but certainly president biden has made that very clear. so it's very hard to stay with the afghan people the if you're even abandoning, you know, the last piece of territory and sovereign u.s. territory the embassy and you're burning all your papers....
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a frantic and historic day in afghanistan. the imminent fall of kabul with taliban fighters now inside the capital city. the day began with gunshots. the taliban announcing their arrival within city limits. here's a part from stewart ramsey at that very moment. >> i hear a lot of shouting coming down the road behind me. in fact, it is -- i think it's a procession of the taliban. yes, it is. there's the white flag. and they're coming down the street just next to us. they're led by a white flag, and they're chanting as they go down. i don't think from our position, we can't show you that. we're about two or three stories, four stories up. but there they are, right here. hopefully they keep going past this hotel. >> a spokesman for the taliban told nbc news they ordered fighters to enter kabul to prevent looting since police appear to have abandoned their positions. there's been steady helicopter traffic all day over the u.s. embassy with evacuations taking an urgent turn when the taliban surrounded the city. smoke is rising as o
a frantic and historic day in afghanistan. the imminent fall of kabul with taliban fighters now inside the capital city. the day began with gunshots. the taliban announcing their arrival within city limits. here's a part from stewart ramsey at that very moment. >> i hear a lot of shouting coming down the road behind me. in fact, it is -- i think it's a procession of the taliban. yes, it is. there's the white flag. and they're coming down the street just next to us. they're led by a white...
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troops alongside 41,000 nato troops in afghanistan. ten years later, when ambassador calisade signed the agreement on 29, february, 2020, the united states had 12,600 u.s. troops with 8,000 nato and 10,500 contractors. this has been a
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gave afghanistan? >> we don't have a complete picture, obviously, of where every article of defense materials has gone, but certainly a fair amount has fallen into the hands of the taliban. obviously we don't have a sense they are going to readily hand it over to us at the airport. yes? >> has the president seen these pictures of people flying off an airplane yesterday? >> the president, as he said in his remarks yesterday, has seen these images are heartbreaking. as i've said repeatedly today, the human toll of the end of this conflict in this way is real and it's raw. it's hard for any of us. you guys are journalists. i work in government. but we're also people. this is tough stuff. there's no doubt about it. these are hard choices too. at the end of the day, the president had to make a hard choice about whether to avoid some of those human costs -- the united states continues to spend troops to fight and some of them die -- that is the decision he was not prepared to take. >> i want to get your reac
gave afghanistan? >> we don't have a complete picture, obviously, of where every article of defense materials has gone, but certainly a fair amount has fallen into the hands of the taliban. obviously we don't have a sense they are going to readily hand it over to us at the airport. yes? >> has the president seen these pictures of people flying off an airplane yesterday? >> the president, as he said in his remarks yesterday, has seen these images are heartbreaking. as i've said...
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ambassador to afghanistan under george w. bush. ambassador newman, appreciate you taking a few minutes with me. so we don't have a diplomatic mission in country but we have one sort of working on things out of country. reminds me, recently you could argue robert ford when he was ambassador to syria was sort of, that was kind of how we dealt with syria, outside the country. how does this work and how long can you really have a mission that isn't in the actual country? >> well, you can have it almost indefinitely. we had no relations with china for what, 20 or 30 years after world war ii. that's a pretty big country. how will it work? there are two different models here. one is when you still have relations with the country, you're just not resident in the country. the other is when, there are three models, when the relationship is completely broken and you don't even deal with them. and the third is when you don't have formal relations but you have another country that acts, protecting power. and in that case sometimes you may have
ambassador to afghanistan under george w. bush. ambassador newman, appreciate you taking a few minutes with me. so we don't have a diplomatic mission in country but we have one sort of working on things out of country. reminds me, recently you could argue robert ford when he was ambassador to syria was sort of, that was kind of how we dealt with syria, outside the country. how does this work and how long can you really have a mission that isn't in the actual country? >> well, you can have...
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afghanistan is an organization not indigenous to afghanistan. it came with some extremely radical terrorists. the taliban does not want a rival organization that could bring international condemnation, drone strikes, that could bring complications as they're now trying to move forward and set up their islamic emirate. they will be hunting them down. if they're able to do that, i think they probably can. they're very effective and massive numbers in kabul. they have good intelligence about the city, they have been operating in it for a long time. a bigger problem is the number of foreign fighters coming in. they're seeing the americaning leaving now under fire, and they want to be part of it and this was happening over the last several months where extremists have been coming in because they want to witness the final departure of the americans. and while the taliban say they don't want to accept foreign fighters, they don't want isis, they don't want isis stealing create for their war, will they will be able to recognize these people? is a taliba
afghanistan is an organization not indigenous to afghanistan. it came with some extremely radical terrorists. the taliban does not want a rival organization that could bring international condemnation, drone strikes, that could bring complications as they're now trying to move forward and set up their islamic emirate. they will be hunting them down. if they're able to do that, i think they probably can. they're very effective and massive numbers in kabul. they have good intelligence about the...
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will send more troops to afghanistan. defends flip-flop in somber speech." >> we are prepared to help paul ryan rally votes for impeachment. that was not said by nancy pelosi or any other democrat. that was said by a high-level unnamed staffer at breitbart, the right-wing hate spewing website ran by steve bannon before he joined the trump campaign and now once again officially run by steve bannon now that he's been fired by the white house by president trump. everyone in the white house, of course, assumed bannon was running breitbart while he was working in the white house so it's not that big of a change. but the part that we're prepared to rally votes to impeach president trump, that is new. steve bannon also fought with jared kushner over the direction of the trump presidency and one bannon ally told "vanity fair," "he said jared is a dope." if he continues to find himself on losing arguments, will he really lead the impeachment from the right wing of the republican party? joining me is david jolly from florida and wi
will send more troops to afghanistan. defends flip-flop in somber speech." >> we are prepared to help paul ryan rally votes for impeachment. that was not said by nancy pelosi or any other democrat. that was said by a high-level unnamed staffer at breitbart, the right-wing hate spewing website ran by steve bannon before he joined the trump campaign and now once again officially run by steve bannon now that he's been fired by the white house by president trump. everyone in the white...
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right now, all eyes are on afghanistan. the taliban is working to install its new government as evacuations are still underway at kabul's international airport. can you see hundreds of afghan civilians outside the airport desperate to flee, fearful of this nation now under taliban rule. just this afternoon, national security adviser jake sullivan said that it would have taken a significant troop presence to stop that takeover from happening, defending the administration's decision to withdraw. >> the images from the past couple of days at the airport have been heartbreaking. but president biden had to think about the human cost of the alternative path as well which was to stay in the middle of the civil conflict in afghanistan. >> meanwhile, in a press conference, taliban officials said u.s. forces will not be harmed on afghan soil adding that women will be allowed to work and even study. now those statements understandably are met with a lot of skepticism from americans and afghans alike. in a few minutes we'll hear from a
right now, all eyes are on afghanistan. the taliban is working to install its new government as evacuations are still underway at kabul's international airport. can you see hundreds of afghan civilians outside the airport desperate to flee, fearful of this nation now under taliban rule. just this afternoon, national security adviser jake sullivan said that it would have taken a significant troop presence to stop that takeover from happening, defending the administration's decision to withdraw....